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Film Set Catering in Stansted
Planning a hog roast for the crew in Stansted? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Wrap parties
- Long shoot days
- Rural locations
Film set catering in Stansted
Perfect for your shoot in Stansted
A proper hot lunch keeps crews going.
People around Stansted book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Farm and estate locations
- Period locations
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Commercials and music videos
Stansted is roughly 20 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
Questions to ask before you book
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The full menu and the sides
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
How our film set catering works in Stansted
From commercials to long-form drama, we fit around the call sheet. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken, and we’re often booked for long shoot days and period drama shoots.
For a shoot in a place like Stansted, tracks and soft ground need checking before the day. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
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Shooting in Stansted: unit bases and access
Stansted is about 6 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, shoots around Stansted suit a hog roast. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Stansted to London (about 20 miles away).
Within reach of Stansted are historic houses such as Lullingstone Castle (4.7 miles west). Period locations like these typically keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. For crew arriving by train, Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 2.9 miles away. Stansted is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so check cooking and vehicle rules with locations.
Wherever your shoot is in TN15, we can roast on site for your crew, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Parsons Lane, Plaxdale Green Road and Hatham Green Lane, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to Stansted we cover include Ash (2 miles north), West Kingsdown (2 miles north-west), West Yoke (2 miles north), Knatts Valley (2 miles west) and Fawkham Green (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Ightham Court (2.8 miles south).
FAQs for Stansted
Is Stansted too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you do a hog roast in Trosley Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
What about crew who do not eat pork?
Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option. Halal is not available.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we will quote.
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Travel to Stansted
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your shoot?
Compared with ordering in, we are already there when lunch is called. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why book our hog roast in Stansted
- All the equipment comes with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Post allergen details at base
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Halal isn’t offered
A cooked roast can wait.
Lamb or chicken gives the crew a choice.
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. Because the roast starts early, and winter daylight in Stansted ends around 3:50pm, so we may set up under lights.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve when lunch is called.
- We clear our spot.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station, frequently with mint sauce.
Where the roaster can go in Stansted
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- A contact in production
- Flat ground at the unit base
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards